La Montina Franciacorta Brut NV, Lombardy, Italy (£22 Buon Vino, Passion e Vino) Ripe pineapple and dried apricot flesh, with some citrus, and notes of bread dough and almonds to add further interest, feels young and not hugely complex but still a nice drink. B Enrico Gatti ‘Erbusco’ Franciacorta Brut […]
Chardonnay
Find myself enjoying Errázuriz whites more than the reds at the moment… Errázuriz Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay 2013, Chile (£16.15 Noel Young, Stone Vine & Sun, Hailsham Cellars, Kingsgate Wines, North & South Wines, The Wine Reserve, DeFINE, Beaconsfield Wine Cellars, Whalley Wine Shop, Dike & Sons, Peake Wine Associates, Village […]
Errázuriz Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay 2013, Chile
Does just what it should do – as I have to say a lot of supermarket Chablis does at the moment Asda Extra Special Chablis Domaine de la Levée 2013, Burgundy, France (£11 Asda) Classic Chablis combo of leanness and fatness, with the tense (but ripe) citrus and greengage flavours […]
Asda Extra Special Chablis Domaine de la Levée 2013, Burgundy, ...
The last of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Blind Spot Chardonnay 2014, Yarra Valley, Australia (£7.95 The Wine Society) Dry, crisp, tangy young wine, lots of taut apple and lemon flavours balanced by leesy richness, pure and clean, but not lacking depth, brilliant value. S- […]
Five Chardonnays from Australia, New Zealand & France
Another of the catch-up-on-tasting-notes posts (see intro HERE if that doesn’t make sense) Franck Bonville Cuvée Prestige Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne NV, France (£28.50 Plus de Bulles) Supple, toasty style, nicely developed pineapple and apple charlotte, flavours, with the richness and spice balanced by freshness and grip. S Jacques Chaput […]
Five Champagnes
Of course I’ll be able to tell which is which… The two wines are:- Champagne Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV, France (£35 widely available) and Hambledon Classic Cuvée NV, Hampshire, England (£28.50 Berry Brothers & Rudd, Fareham Wine Cellars, The General Wine Company) Left Hand Glass (my left hand) Aromas of […]